Angels' Wooten Sidelined With Injury

Published 2:29 pm, Monday, April 25, 2016

Shawn Wooten, who was to platoon with Scott Spiezio at first base for the Anaheim Angels this season, will be sidelined for up to four months due to a separated joint in his right thumb.

Wooten, 29, was injured at the end of the fourth inning in Wednesday's exhibition game against the San Diego Padres. He said he was shielding his eyes from the sun while catching a popup, and once he caught the ball, the momentum carried him to the ground and he landed on his thumb.

"I heard a loud pop," he said.

Wooten, scheduled to have surgery in Southern California next week, said he was told the rehabilitation period for this kind of injury is generally four months.

Wooten hit .312 for the Angels last year with 69 hits in 221 at-bats. He had eight homers and 32 RBIs.